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Who Makes a Good Physician Advisor and What Can They Do For You?
A physician advisor can be invaluable if the hospital chooses the right person for the role.
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Make Your Physician Advisor Your Closest Ally
As the pressure increases for case managers to help ensure that hospitals comply with payer requirements and get paid appropriately, physician advisors can be a valuable ally.
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Case Managers and Decreasing ED Visits
Embedded care managers helped a major health system in its transition from a fee-for-service model to a value-based care model.
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Hospital LOS confirmed to worsen hip fracture outcomes
Hospital length of stay has been thought to affect a patient’s odds of surviving a hip fracture, and investigators from the University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Orthopedics created a new research tool to determine just how much.
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Thinking of Separating Utilization Management and Case Management? Think Again!
The more siloed your department, the more likely that the staff will resort to tasks rather than looking at all of the elements and data associated with the patient in an integrated fashion. This month, we will talk about the pros and cons of separating utilization management out from the role of the case manager.
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A burnout barometer to assess your work culture
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has created tools to address issues associated with a healthy work environment, including burnout and “compassion fatigue."
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Hospital safety scores show some improvements
The Hospital Safety Scores released recently by The Leapfrog Group show key shifts among many hospitals on the letter grades rating them on errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
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Readmissions are focus of TJC resources
The Joint Commission has developed two new resources to help healthcare providers in their efforts to reduce patient readmissions and improve the discharge process.
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Transitional coordinator nurses focus on at-risk patients with chronic diseases
Tucson Medical Center keeps its readmission rates low by having transitional coordinators work closely for patients with chronic disease who are at risk for readmissions.
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Safety net hospital, community providers collaborate to improve transitions
A Care Transitional Task Force at San Francisco General Hospital created a cross-continuum program that has reduced readmissions and increased timely primary care visits for discharged patients.